Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-12-30
NOTES..

A STRIKE Of Reading Railroad employees af-
fecling about 90, 900 men, has been ordered.
Mr. Randall is employing his holiday in
preparing a tax reduction and tariff revision
bill.
In Bedford county, Va, Saturday James E
Huddleston, farmer, aged SO years, was
thrown from his wagon. loadad with straw,
and in his descent ran pitchfolk through his
body. He died in a lew minutes.
A plat Of &c acres of land in New York city
valued at $40, 600, 900, is claimed by VIM.
Weber, of Dover Maine, and other descendants
Of Wllfred Weber, who purchased the land in
1886 and leased it in 1914 tor term Of 200
| wears. The heirs wll hold meeting in New
York January 20 and make efforts to recover
the PROF. erty.
q. J. ID. Rutleree, Promineat citizen OF
Chester, S c., was arraigned before masis-
trate Saturday, charged with threatening the
life of the wife Of Jack Reed celored, and was
| required to give bond to keep the peace Reed
| and his vile we're Witnesses, and AS soon as
he justice rendered his dicisioe Rntleres drew
pistol and shot Reed through the heart
| Miss Belle Smith, residing one mile east, in
the village OF Channcsy. Ills WAS engaged 10
sweeping a'ouni An open FIRE place on Christ
mas Eve, when her cIo' hing caaght FIRE. She
! lost her presence of mind and ran cot into the
open higheay. When found her BODY was
burned IN a crisp below the waist The de;
ce.sed was TO have been married en- ChrIstn a
Day.
| Mrs Sarah E.ing living four mile. ives
of Shelby vile lad, was found dead ia be
BARNARD TUESDAY by her grandson He
I body was terribly manGlsd by hogs, which
were with the greatest difficulty dri'ea OF =
During the absence OF her daughter and ,h'
l.tter's husbsnA on SATURDAY. the old lady h-d
gone out TO milk. The hogs, it is thought
puled her down and killed her.
The best part of Wakefield. Wis. is i,
ashes. About 40 build,ngs in all were de
stroyei A grea, deal of merchsndIss va
saved. The loss will reach Sl00, 600. Their
was scarcely any insurance. and many fAmilie
have been rendered homeless aud psnDiless -
The FIRE was started IN the Coliseum Theatre
here a monkey overturned lamp.
, Owen Connolly. the wealthiest nerch.n
( Of Charloue'own. p. E L., dropped dead in b
store on Tuesday writing an order for q pal
of blankets and = load OF coal, which were Il
be CLristmss gilt n poor woman. lie us
worth $500 900. His ~ill, after making sev
eral beqaests, gives the residue or bis estsi
for the ,ducatrou OF poor Roman C.thoh
. children 10 Prince Edward Island.
A special from Ashland, Wis. abost the 6r
al Wakefield Mich. says the i-wless slemen
had fall control o. he town during the prog
! ress OF the FIRE. They went inio q uutsb-r {
stores Ia . body, and ~hiie some OF iher
. would cover the inmates With reviewers, other
would rob lhe store Of the most valuable good
, Whiskey secured from th- many saloons 10 II
block made The men perfect demons.
, Al a dsbaueh Nonday night. .t EIsls
4 borough. nr.r West PIItsion, Pa, Sd NJ
. NuH.n and Aunie NcMulIrn, sad B-sne, tn.
: daaFhter hsrsm. so toriC.isi ,hat ths
b senI 20 sleep. ls-v1ug B-ssie's isashi-r, fou
years Of sge, Ia the Kitchen The Cald's ire'
! essEht Gre. aud she vas burned 10 death
= n. d.n-s communicated TO the hogse, an
. The mother va fatally and the Others UAi
Asurasd.
II N-s Ellen O'Neil. a 1iios laly, in CT
vpany with tNo of Der rhi irsn = boz rnt =
Faii loaded With ChriEtmNs pres-nfs, Viii
xsikisg Gu the track % the Hudson Rlv
SRstiroad short ti,snc- asos. Rhinehe
Station y. Y, Saturday night. wers struck
L. locomotive and all three instsaIls klIIrd
They h.i b~-n va king the toxn rae
| but stepped on the north sasad track to aVo
| a iEr, sht train.
j, LaExe DesnAn. oaiE ,ss y~ars old, wss
| "a. ei IA -iAs-I A>ss~A -a--ttTI Police .
l 70 se~ y. h,ISe" :